What color is #9CCAAB?

#9CCAAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CCAAB?

The RGB value is 156, 202, 171: 156 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CCAAB?

The complementary color is #CA9CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CCAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CCAAB color

#9CCAAB rgb(156, 202, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CCAAB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (156, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#9CCAAB color codes

HEX	`#9CCAAB`
RGB	`rgb(156, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.43, -21.33, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.43, 23.82, 153.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.179, 52.248, 46.383)`
Decimal	`10275499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CCAAB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9CCAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CCAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9CCAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ccaab; }
.text { color: #9ccaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ccaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ccaab, #9ccac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9CCAAB?: #9CCAAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CCAAB?: The RGB value is 156, 202, 171: 156 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CCAAB?: The complementary color is #CA9CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CCAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.